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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1996 PAGE 23.
ntertainment Stratford announces playbill
Fun look at infidelity .
Philanderer's nightmare
Setting up a private love nest was not as simple as one
might think for Dr. Moulineaux, left, portrayed by Stephen
Ouimette, in Stratford Festival's A Fitting Confusion. Here
he deals with, Mimi (Chick Reid), one intruder in his
hideaway.
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By Janice Becker
If ever an attempt to arrange an
extramarital affair could be found
hilarious, this is definitely it.
Stratford Festival's production of
A Fitting Confusion, written by
Parisian Georges Feydeau, casts
Stephen Ouimette (as Dr. Moulin-
eaux), a seven season veteran of the
Stratford stage, in the perfect role
for a man whose portrayal of physi-
cal comedy and utter bemusement
and disbelief through an exception-
ally expressive face, is first rate.
Having seen Ouimette in several
previous Stratford productions, the
On Saturday, Aug. 24,
Kitchener's Victoria Park and the
surrounding neighbourhood will be
filled with the sights and sounds of
the 19th century.
To celebrate the park's 100 years
of history, the Joseph Schneider
Haus Museum is holding its annual
"Handwerk: A Waterloo County
Craft Show and Sale" in
conjunction with the birthday
festivities, which promise to be
bigger and better than ever.
This year, "Handwerk" brings
together 40 skilled artisans who
practice timeless crafts such as
tinsmithing, cabinetry, chair
caning, lacemaking, leather work,
Scherenschnitte (paper cutting)
quilting and many others. Amongst
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farcical, and often uproarious form
of comedy is definitely his forte.
Few actors, in any forum, can bet-
ter express astonishment of one's
own misfortune while seconds
later, conniving to convince one's
wife that nothing sinister is afoot.
The recently-wed and often-
tempted Moulineaux stumbles into
the fray, having slept on a park
bench overnight. He had been
locked out of his home while party-
ing the night away with the beauti-
ful young Suzanne (Jennifer Gould)
whom he hopes will become his
mistress.
the new participants this year is
costume maker Sarah Walker of
Toronto, potter Guin Moriz of
Scotland, Ontario and basketmaker
Judith Glauner-Strobel of
Tillsonburg.
Also featured by the Schneider
Haus this year will be the
Thomason Mighty Steam Calliope.
This instrument, built in 1897, is
now owned and operated by Sid
Thomson of Stratford.
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Upon arriving home in the early
morning hours, his blatantly
effeminate butler, brilliantly por-
trayed by Bernard Hopkins, tries to
cover his tracks, though unsuccess-
fully so.
A strong performance was also
given by Wayne Best as Dartagnan,
husband of the sweet Suzanne, an
adulterer himself.
The confusion arises when
Moulineaux tries to hide his identi-
ty from Dartagnan by posing as a
tailor and gives other explanations
to the va.ious characters who con-
tinue to interrupt and disrupt his
attempted affair.
Embroiled in deceit, Moulineaux
gets in deeper as lies build on lies.
His wife, Yvonne (Marion Day)
doubts his sincerity as she is egged
on by her meddlesome mother,
Madame Aigreville (Barbara
Bryne) and his intended mistress
foils every attempt of Moulineaux's
for their privacy.
With a cast of 11, there is not a
weak performance among them,
not even the player with the small-
est part.
The story is strong, the action
and laughs are dispersed through-
out the production, with even a
touch of song and dance and a few
surprises to make the audience
jump out of their seats:
An interesting feature of the pro-
duction was the interaction of the
actors with the audience, talking to
them as though they were partici-
pants in the chaos.
A Fitting Confusion is an
extremely good play, a light-heart-
ed look at infidelity, yet never
allowing the culprit to achieve his
aim. It is just what the doctor
ordered.
at a carnivals in North America in
the late 19th century, the calliope is
a unique combination of steam
power and music. "Handwerk"
takes place from 10 a.m. until
5 p.m., but activities will continue
into the evening in Victoria Park.
Admission to the museum grounds
is free and the event will take place
rain or shine.
The countdown to the opening of
the renewed Festival Theatre has
begun with the announcement.
today by Artistic Director Richard
Monette of the 1997 season
playbill.
"Stratford's 45th season will
mark an exciting year of renewal
and rebirth," said Monette. "In fact,
one of the biggest stars of the 1997
season will be the famous Festival
Theatre itself — now made more
glittering than ever by the $13-
million Act III Festival Theatre
Renewal Project."
The 1997 playbill will consist of
12 productions: four at each of
Stratford's three venues, the
Festival, Avon and Tom Patterson
theatres, with previews beginning
on Monday, May 12.
The season will officially begin
with a gala opening week starting
on Monday, June 2, with a
production of the musical Camelot
at the newly refurbished Festival
Theatre. Based on the legend of
King Arthur, with book and lyrics
by Alan Jay Lerner and music by
Frederick Loewe, Camelot will be
directed by Richard Monette in his
musical theatre debut.
"Camelot is a musical of
mythical dimensions," said
Monette, "one that seems
particularly appropriate at this point
in the Festival's history. It's the
story of a utopian dream, founded
by an idealistic young man whom
nobody quite takes seriously — until
he pulls the sword out of the stone.
Then his dream becomes reality
and an enduring symbol of every
heroic and noble idea one could
aspire to. What could be more apt
as an emblem of the renaissance
and renewal of this great theatre?"
Also opening at the Festival
Theatre the same week will be The
Taming of the Shrew, William
Shakespeare's comedy of the battle
of wills between the headstrong
Kate and her equally determined
suitor Petruchio, and Shakespeare's
famous love story Romeo and
Juliet.
Opening week at the Avon
Theatre will feature one of the most
moving American plays of the 20th
century, Arthur Miller's
contemporary tragedy Death of a
Salesman. Also opening at the
Avon the same week is Little
Women, adapted for the stage by
Marisha Chamberlain from Louisa
May Alcott's well-known children's
novel about the pleasures and perils
of four sisters as they grow to
maturity.
Four productions will open later
in the season at the Tom Patterson
Theatre. William Shakespeare's
Richard III tells the story of the
treacherous and cynically witty
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who
murders without conscience to
ifiFAMILY
obtain his goal to be King of
England.
Juno and the Paycock is the first
play by Sean O'Casey to be
presented by the Festival. Filled
with songs, Irish wit and
outrageous reversals of fortune, the
play offers a poignant reminder of
how, 75 years after it was written,
the Irish Question remains
unanswered.
Coriolanus, also by William
Shakespeare, explores the uses and
abuses of power in its provocative
portrait of a proud and artistocratic
warrior whose unwillingness to
compromise leads to his downfall.
Completing the roster of
productions at the Tom Patterson
Theatre is Wingfield Unbound by
Dan Needles, the fourth in the
series of hilarious one-man plays
featuring Rod Beattie as the hapless
Walt Wingfield, a man who
abandons the fast-paced business
world to take up life on the farm.
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